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To: quack

"If he coerced her into performing oral sex,that would still be rape.Hence the rape and sodomy charge."

Why do we have the different charges? If he coerced her into oral sex, I agree that it would be sexual abuse, but I am confused as to why we would have different charges for the abuse. In my opinion, rape is rape and any unwanted sexual activity qualifies. I might be missing something though......

Believe me, I'm not purposefully being difficult, I'm just not all that familiar with these types of cases.....


203 posted on 06/17/2004 5:22:41 AM PDT by CSM (Liberals may see Saddam's mass graves in Iraq as half-full, but I prefer to see them as half-empty.)
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To: CSM

Different charges for different sentencing.As in,25 years for rape and 25 for sodomy.States have laws against sodomy.


205 posted on 06/17/2004 6:24:21 AM PDT by quack
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